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Santafeite

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Description
Locality: 
Vanadium Queen Mine, La Sal, San Juan County, Utah, United States of America
Class: 
Crystals on Matrix
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.8 × 1.6 × 1.5 cm
Description

This a Raman & SEM-EDS confirmed new find of world class santafeite on metatyuyamunite. All the crystals appear dark black from outer but are typically red brown inside. 

Analysis is attached. This is the only sample that I can offer. 

Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Santafeite

Formula: 
(Na,Ca,Sr)12(Mn2+,Fe3+,Al,Mg)8Mn4+8(VO4)16(OH,O)20·8H2O
Strunz: 
8.DM.40
Hardness: 
0.0
Colour: 
Black
Streak: 
Brown
Type Locality: 
Unnamed mine, Grants District, McKinley Co., New Mexico, USA
Analysis
Analysis Report - only: Santafeite
Analysis Report - only: Santafeite